Mr. Ismail Abdel Vetah, General Director of SMH, has launched a strategic training program for SMH engineers to operate on offshore platforms as part of preparations for the start of gas production for the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, scheduled for early 2025. From November 23 to 26, 2024, a team of SMH engineers attended...Continue Reading
On December 2nd, 2024, SMH launched a major project to upgrade the insulation of its fuel tank B5. This project, part of an ongoing effort to enhance infrastructure, involved a complete overhaul of the insulation system. This overhaul included the integration of advanced materials and techniques to optimize the tank’s thermal efficiency. Through these improvements,...Continue Reading
On November 27th, 2024, The Director General of SMH, Mr. Ismail Abdel Vetah, signed the Heads of Terms (HoT) for the Banda Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) with Go Gas and Somelec. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum’s premises, under the leadership of His Excellency Mohamed Ould Khaled, Minister of...Continue Reading
On the morning of Wednesday, November 27, 2024, SMH hosted the first Operating Committee meeting for the Banda Gas Field project at its headquarters in Nouakchott. The meeting brought together the teams from SMH and Go Gas. The session was chaired by Mr. Ismail Abdel Vetah, Director General of SMH, and Mr. Khaled Kacem, Chief...Continue Reading
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, His Excellency President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani laid the foundation stone for the extension of the petroleum product depot of the Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH) in Nouakchott, as part of the celebrations marking the 64th anniversary of the national independence. This strategic investment, valued at 36 million USD,...Continue Reading
His Excellency, the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, visited on wednesday morning the Mauritanian pavilion at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP29 Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Upon His Excellency’s arrival at the pavilion, His Excellency the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Ould Khaled, and Her...Continue Reading
Organized by the African Energy Chamber from November 4 to 8, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa, the 2024 edition of the African Energy Week provided an opportunity for several African NOCs and regulators to showcase their countries’ hydrocarbon potential. This forum serves as a platform for African stakeholders to engage with one another and...Continue Reading
SMH – Mauritania’s National Oil Company, participated in ADIPEC 2024, held from November 4 to 7 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Led by its General Director, Ismail Abdel Vetah, a delegation from SMH, including technical experts from the Exploration and Projects departments, actively took part in this globally renowned event. This presence highlighted SMH’s...Continue Reading
As a member of the International Gas Union (IGU), SMH took part in the IGU Council Meeting held in Cairo, Egypt, from October 14 to 18, 2024. During this event, SMH’s General Director, Ismail Abdel Vetah, was represented by Technical Advisor Mohamed Lemine Mohamed Bowba. The IGU, a global non-profit organization founded in 1931, is...Continue Reading
On October 3rd, 2024 SMH augmented its fleet dedicated to the secure transportation of petroleum products, with the addition of three new tanker trucks. Each truck has a capacity of 50 cubic meters (m³), or 50,000 liters. These tankers are now actively transporting aircraft fuel (JET) to the SMH depot at the airport. The vehicles...Continue Reading
